Bale expects Real revenge

Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale believes his side has recovered from back-to-back league losses as it looks to exact revenge on Borussia Dortmund for a Champions League semifinal defeat last season.

Bale scored twice as Real responded from losing to Barcelona and Sevilla last week to pound Rayo Vallecano 5-0 on Saturday to remain in third place in La Liga, three points behind first-place Atletico Madrid.

However, it is a Champions League quarterfinal clash against the Germans that has whetted the Welshman's appetite for what he said are the type of games for which he left Tottenham Hotspur for Real last summer.